NFF Motivates Falcons With $10,000 Win Bonus Against South Africa

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has opted to double the winning bonus of the Super Falcons as a big incentive ahead Saturday’s 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations Final against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa in Accra. President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, made...

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Donald Trump's Youngest Daughter Is Dating A Man Raised In Lagos [Pictured]

Tiffany Trump is dating a new billionaire construction heir from Nigeria - a country her father referred to as a 's**thole' earlier this year. Page Six reports that the youngest first daughter brought Michael Boulos, heir of multibillion dollar Nigerian conglomerate Boulos...

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Mocheddah Dazzles In New Hot Photos

Hair on fleek!...

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AY Comedian Buys Wife A Lexus SUV As They Celebrate 10th Wedding Anniversary

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Man Caught Attempting To Sell Human Eyeball For N250,000 In Niger State

The Niger State Police Command has arrested Shuaibu Ibrahim,35, of Safiu village in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State with a human eyeball. According to the police report, operatives attached to the Gawu Babangida Division in Gurara Local Government Area arrested...

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Jamil Abubakar’s Alleged Babymama Calls Him Out! You Don't Take Care Of Our Son YET YOU MOCK ME

Former IG's son, Jamil Abubakar is getting called out again by his alleged babymama Chiamaka. Chi who is now into beauty products (sells cream) says Jamil has not been responsible for the upkeep of 'their' son and yet he has the guts to mock her on snapchat for selling cream....

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FACES At The Premiere Of ‘Heaven On My Mind’

Yesterday, Uche Jombo and Ini Edo held the Lagos premiere of their new movie,  ‘Heaven on My Mind’ at the IMAX Cinemas, Lekki Phase 1. Stars of the movie and friends of the actresses all turned out for the movie. More photos below... ...

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51 Whales Die After Becoming Stranded On A Beach

Fifty-one pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on the Chatham Islands off New Zealand. The mass stranding means more than 200 whales have died in separate incidents over the past week in the region. New Zealand's Department of Conservation says between...

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Atiku's US Visa: PDP Tells APC; What Is Your Own

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has applied for a visa to enable him to visit the United States, Punch learnt on Thursday. It was learnt that the former Vice-President appeared for an interview at the US Embassy on Tuesday in Abuja. Atiku...

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Uche Jombo COMES ALL OUT For Her Movie Premiere, ‘Heaven On My Mind’ [Photos]

She's not joking! When it takes you years to work on a film, cost and other logistics too, you want to come all OUT for the premiere and Uche did just that as she attended her movie premiere ‘Heaven on My Mind’ yesterday in Lagos. Ever seen Uche this 'decked' before? Mama came...

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Satellites Warn African Farmers Of Pest Infestations

UK researchers have developed an early warning system to prevent the crops of African farmers from being devastated. The Pest Risk Information Service (Prise) combines temperature data and weather forecasts with computer models. It then sends farmers a mobile phone alert...

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EFCC Arraigns Gombe College Provost For Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Provost, Federal College of Horticulture, Dadinkowa, Gombe, Prof. Fatima Sawa, and two others before a Federal High Court sitting in the state for alleged N52m fraud. The Public Relations Officer, Gombe Zonal Office...

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Amazingly 4-Month Old Baby Survives As Generator Fumes Kill Three Family Members In Osogbo

Three members of a family residing at the Olorisaoko Compound, Osogbo, Osun State, were found dead in their home in the early hours of yesterday. Although their death was blamed on many factors, including the last meal ate by the late police Sergeant Mary Samuel and her family,...

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Nigeria’s Active Telephone Lines Increased To 165m In October – NCC

Active telephone lines in Nigeria increased from 162,058,918 in September to 165,239,443 in October 2018, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The commission made this known in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data published on its website on Thursday. The...

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62 Women Vie For Elective Positions In Kano – INEC

No fewer than 62 female candidates are seeking various elective positions in Kano State in the 2019 general elections, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Riskuwa Shehu, has said. Mr Shehu, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

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Photos From Tosyn Bucknor's Burial In Lagos

Late Tosyn Bucknor has been buried. Her final internment started with a funeral service at Harvesters International Christian Center, Lekki where her colleagues and friends were all in attendance Among those that attended are Bovi, Ali Baba, Banky W, Ebuka, MI Abaga, Timi Dakolo...

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Obasanjo’s Son Defends Buhari’s Administration

Olujonwon Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the National President of Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), has told Nigerians not to compare the administration of his father to the current President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. He said this while addressing...

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360,000 Adolescents Expected To Die Of AIDS By 2030, Says UNICEF

Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday. The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to end AIDS among children by 2030, UNICEF’s executive director,...

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Gov Udom To Be Decorated By Ooni Of Ife

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, will, in December be decorated and inducted into the Prestigious HoG Hall of Fame by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, a statement signed by the Managing Custodian of the HoG Awards, Rupert Ojenuwa, states. According...

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Boko Haram Uses Drones, Mercenaries – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has given an account of military losses in recent weeks to Boko Haram terrorists and at the same time made a chilling revelation that the insurgents have gone hi-tech in fighting Nigerian soldiers. He revealed that the Boko Haram...

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Boko Haram: Buhari Leaves For Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari on today departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC). Buhari, in his capacity as Chairman of the Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Lake...

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ICPC Arrests Fake Ex-Nigeria Airways Worker Who Turned Up For Money

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested one Emmanuel Eneji for falsely claiming to be a former employee of the defunct Nigeria Airways. In a statement made available to Premium Times through the commission’s spokesperson,...

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Don’t Buy Cell Phones From Strangers – Police Warns

Oni Waheed, the divisional crime officer, Ilaro police command, Ogun State, has advised the public to desist from buying cell phones from strangers in order not to get into trouble with the law. Mr Waheed gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

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Suspected SARS Officer Shoots Dead LASTMA Official At Iyana Ipaja

A man suspected to be an officer of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS, popularly called SARS) has killed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The victim has been identified as Adeyemo Rotimi. Mr Rotimi was murdered at Iyana-Ipaja...

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Ghen Ghen! Amosun’s Preferred Candidate Dumps APC, Heads To APM

Adekunle Akinlade, the preferred governorship candidate of Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied People’s Movement (APM). Mr Akinlade’s defection is coming few days to Independent National Electoral Commission’s...

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Escoba Smith Again Gives Out Brand New SUV

Escoba Smith a Turkey based Nigerian millionaire is known for his generous giving. And today again, he announced he just gave hos spiritual mother a 2018 Toyota Landcruiser SUV. Sharing photos from the presentation of the SUV o social media, Escoba wrte; "Thank you, my spiritual...

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Churches, Mosques In Oyo State To Now Pay Levies

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has introduced levies on churches, mosques, and other business organisations in the state. These levies, according to the state government, were imposed as part of efforts to generate funds to assist security agencies. The categories of...

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Comedian AY & Wife, Mabel Makun Celebrate 10th Wedding Anniversary

Comedian AY and wife, Mabel are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today! To celebrate their special day, AY is taking Mabel to London. In fact they are on their way now. Also writing on IG in celebration, the comedian wrote; ''Not like we have made this last 10 years...

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Why We Arrested Deji Adeyanju, Two Others- Police

Police have given reasons why it arrested the fearless political activist Deji Adeyanju, who has been staging protests against the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The force explained that Deji along with others arrested were involved in criminal conspiracy,...

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Three Philippine Police Officers Found Guilty Of High-Profile Murder Of Teenager

Three Philippine police officers have been found guilty of the high-profile murder of a teenager, the first such convictions since President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" began. A court sentenced them to up to 40 years in prison each for the killing of 17-year-old Kian...

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